A lot of people that I've had around me have been my closest friends since junior high, back when we were exchanging each other's clothes, staying at each other's houses. That was before I had anything.

There's times you want to give up and times you want to move on ... you get so much satisfaction out of staying and sticking with it, and seeing things turn around.

I don't think Kobe is the best player. I'm the best player.

Making the big shot wouldn't feel so good if missing it didn't feel so awful

I try to play within the flow of the team's offense.

When you win a championship, it is a great feeling, and you really don't want that feeling to go away.

I think the most important thing I work on is just my mental approach to every day, my mental approach to the game. How to come in each and every day focused, doing what I want to do, I think that's just the biggest issue.